pootergeek40

The before:


And after the destruction:


Now, on to the sanding!

**Update**

I know it has been a while people, but things have been pretty busy at work, and there was alot more sanding than I thought! Thermaltake puts alot of paint on their cases, and it took forever to get it off of there. The sanding has been completed, but before I get to that, check out the goodies that arrived!

Newegg:

Performance PCs:

Frozen CPU:

Now, on to the good parts!

-Completed Sanding

Side Panel #1

Side Panel #2

Top Panel

Bottom Panel

Front Parts

I did some color testing on the paint I bought on the top part of the front panel, looks like the color is going to work just fine!

Today I will be cutting the holes for case fans and possibly doing a bit of primer, so I will be back later with updates!

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CattleRustler

good luck mate

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pootergeek40

Thanks, first ever mod, so hopefully it will go well!

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Shiryu_Libra

bumblebee??
well, gotta see this one

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Slipp

Sounds cool :P

pootergeek40

Thx guys, now, does anyone know how to put a case back together after I drilled out all the rivets? LOL. I am heading to the hardware store tomorrow to see if they have a rivet gun and rivets that will work.

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Deegan

yeah you rivet all the rivets back in where they used to be. you can use other bolts and whatnot to put it back togeather, but rivets will look better.

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ModMinded

LOL That should be a quote in a sig somewhere...

Most case rivets are 1/8in aluminum pop rivets. You might want to check that the holes you fill with rivets are actually for rivets! Some holes are used for case mounting bits, depending on what the maker/model of the case is.

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pootergeek40

Haha yea, what I meant when I said that was that there were so many parts once I took it all apart, it will be hard to remember what order they will go back together in. I figured they were 1/8 inch since I used a 1/8 inch drill bit to pop those puppies out. Thanks for the confirmation though!

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CattleRustler

get the same rivet material that was there originally (ie dont swap alu with steel, or vice versa)

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